Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet (October 30, 1922 – July 22, 2004) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo. He is also known as one of the writers of the jazz standard "Don'cha Go 'Way Mad." Although he was a pioneer of the honking tenor saxophone that became a regular feature of jazz playing and a hallmark of early rock and roll, Jacquet was a skilled and... [more on Wikipedia]

Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra began charting in 1952 with Port of Rico.On US RnB the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.